Artique Restorations

Matt did a beautiful perfect job in 1991. My first time to use him. In 2015, some of the spindles came loose due to wear and I returned it to him to be glued again. Without hesitation he re-restored the rocker. He polished and cleaned it and put in tip-top condition. No charge. He keeps his word and guarantees his work. So good I kept the original receipt that he handwrote so I can use him again!

I am so very pleased with the restoration job.

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We got a quote right away and although the chest wast a more complicated job than it looked, Matthew did not charge us more. He was friendly and efficient. We will highly recommend Artique and will surely use their services in the future.

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They did a fantastic job. We told them we wanted a cherry finish similar to some other pieces in the room and they delivered. It looks really great.

I've always had great service from Matthew.  Looked at the piece the day after I called, gave me an estimate, took it with him that day, returned it a few days later.

Outstanding.

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We called him on the weekend, on Saturday, to repair our antique/vintage extendable dining room table. We had been trying to get the table repaired for years - it would not open all the way, and we had never been able to insert more than one of the three leaves. Martin came out to our home the next day on Sunday afternoon - we didn't expect him to be able to come until later in the week. He was very polite and professional, and he repaired the table in less than 30 minutes. Now it works like new. We are thrilled.

Matthew responded to my phone inquiry quickly and professionally. He picked up the table and bed stands at time promised and showed much care in handling my furniture through out the process. Although the table was challenging due to the type of material, and took some time to complete, he did not give up until he came up with a solution to restore it. The table and bed stands turned out beautifully. We are especially grateful to him, because we have not been able to locate new furniture that we liked, and now we have no need to shop for new! Thank you again, Matthew!l

Wonderful! Professional and competent
He came out the my home looked at the job, asked what I wanted done, gave me a quote and took the desk back to his shop. Then he brought the desk back, checked to see if I was satisfied. He brought a helper and his tools with him so he could correct anything that I might want correct
I wanted the base of the desk to be built up 4 inches. I wanted this done without taking away from the look of the desk. When he arrived at my home, we discussed what could be done to accomplish this. Once we agreed on what to do he took the desk and completed the job.
I was very happy with the service, outcome and cost. I will call on them again if I need other wood work done as well as tell my friends about this company.

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He called promptly, he came right away, he picked up the furniture, and he restored it for me. He was great, nice, friendly, and his work was great. He was a little bit expensive but worth it.

I recently inherited a 50 year old office desk with significant wear and tear. Matthew came out, arrived on time, quoted me a price, loaded up the desk and returned a week later with the desk in immaculate condition. He added desktop glass at my request and I couldn't be happier with the result. He and one of his employees even carried it upstairs for me (after picking it up from the first floor). It looks great.

I had a stripped bolt holding the arm of an office chair to the body of the chair. It was past warranty and another repair shop said they couldn't fix it and I should just get a new chair. I talked to Matt and brought the chair by his shop. He said he thought he could fix it though it might take a few days. A few days turned into six weeks, but he not only repaired the arm, but fixed the other arm so that it wouldn't have the same problem later. My only suggestion for improved service would be to call the customer at least once a week with updates, if they can't get to it right away. The chair has held up very well since, though.

I called Matthew about refinishing a very large old library conference table we wanted to use as a dining room table. He came over and gave an estimate that was in line with others we had received. He seemed to know his craft well and we decided to go with him. We were not in a massive hurry to get the table back so we gave Mathew an approximate 2 month window for completion. He was very responsive with any phone calls and updates. I never had an issue getting a hold of him. The table restoration ended up being a little more complex than we thought but Matthew always discussed any issues and the price change. The end product was just wonderful and we are very pleased with his work. We have no hesitation with recommending Matthew for wood or furniture restoration.

They were very nice and very prompt. I would have used them but it ended up being less expensive to buy a new table than refinish my existing one.

Matthew did a beautiful job restoring the finish on my daughter's old bentwood rocking chair. It now has a very pretty walnut finish and looks like new. I walked around his shop and could see the beautiful work being done. I am very pleased with the results and will highly recommend him in the future.

It went great from start to finish. They are very courteous. They came when they said they would. They actually finished the job sooner then expected. I was impressed that the owner came to my home to look at the furniture and delivered it.

We spoke on the phone and he came that day to look at what needed to be done. They picked up the table the next day and returned a few days later. It took less time than I expected. He repaired it very quickly and did a great job. Very professional. Would use again.

Great job!!!

Matthew always responded promptly to me from the time of the original phone call through the final delivery of my furniture.
I brought him another item to which I wanted to match the color and he spent time with me at his shop mixing and testing stain samples. I think we ended up at somewhere over 20 samples - but he was incredibly patient with me ;-)! He delivered the furniture last week and it looks great. It's exactly the color that we picked and is very consistent.
Note: It took about 3 (3.5?) months from beginning to end but I wasn't really in a hurry and told him that. When I did give him a 'deadline', he was able to meet that within a few days of the deadline. When he delivered the furniture to my house, I asked if he could help me take another dresser which was temporarily holding my clothes to a friend's house not far away and he ended up doing that at no charge, which was very nice of him!
Matthew is extremely professional, courteous, and really just an enjoyable person with whom to do business. (I was remodeling my home at this time and dealing with a variety of people / professions where my experience was the opposite, so it just made me appreciate Matthew more)
I do have one concern which is that my bedroom has a smell to it after the furniture was placed there. It's unclear to me if that's related to the lacquer finish or is something else. I'm going to let it air out for a week with fan and windows and Matthew's agreed to drop by to investigate. I'll definitely update my review once we figure out the source / resolution.

UPDATE: Should have put this update far sooner. I moved one particular piece out of my bedroom to the attic. I had procured it from someone in another state and it arrived with a very pungent smell - so I think the process of refinishing didn't address that problem. Once I did that the rest of the furniture seemed fine. I haven't moved it back down after letting it bake in the attic for the summer - but the net is that the issue was with the furniture itself rather than the refinishing.

Overall good. It took a longer than I expected though. I would still use him in the future.

Generally smooth. Communication and scheduling could have been better but overall I am happy.